Interest rates affect the cost of borrowing so the federal reserve s surprise rate cut tuesday can ripple through the cost of mortgages and the interest earned on savings accounts and more.
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It is not the best rate offered by banks.
The initials stand for the wall street journal which surveys large banks and publishes the consensus prime rate.
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Prime rate defined by the wall street journal wsj as the base rate on corporate loans posted by at least 70 of the 10 largest u s.
Other prime rates aren t directly comparable.
Commercial paper rates are discounted offer rates interpolated from sales by.
The journal surveys the 30 largest banks and when three quarters.
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The wall street journal prime rate wsj prime rate is a measure of the u s.
Outlets such as the wall street journal usa today the new york times cnbc and bloomberg depend on bankrate as the trusted source of financial.
It should not be confused with the federal funds rate set by the federal reserve though these two rates often move in tandem.